 Wang Dongxing

Wang Dongxing (; 9 January 1916 – 21 August 2015) was a Chinese military commander and politician, famous for being the chief of Mao Zedong's personal bodyguard force, the 9th Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security (which included the "8341 Special Regiment").Wang held many important positions, both in the Party and the government; he was Deputy Minister of Public Security in 1955–1958 and again in 1960–1970 and notably served as Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1977 to 1980, under Hua Guofeng.